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Finance

Sterling steadies at multi-month lows after two days of falls

LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling steadied on Thursday against both the dollar and euro after two days of s...

30th October, 2025

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AI boom drives trillion-dollar tech valuations and record bets on chipmakers

(Reuters) -Top technology companies hit fresh valuation milestones in October, as their shares climb...

30th October, 2025

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Mercuria ships LME aluminium from Malaysia to New Orleans

By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) -Mercuria is shipping more than 30,000 metric tons of aluminium fr...

30th October, 2025

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London stocks pause after recent gains; WPP plunges on profit warning

By Avinash P (Reuters) -London-listed stocks fell on Thursday, as investors paused after a recent ra...

30th October, 2025

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Wilders' election losses do not herald decline of European far-right

By Toby Sterling and Suban Abdulla AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -As he celebrated his party’s election surge,...

30th October, 2025

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Which parties could form the next Dutch government?

By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Centrist D66 and the far-right Freedom Party (PVV) led by Gee...

30th October, 2025

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LME plans permanent rules restricting large-position holders

LONDON (Reuters) -The London Metal Exchange (LME) plans to set permanent rules that impose restricti...

30th October, 2025

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Novo Nordisk launches bidding war with Pfizer for US obesity biotech Metsera

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark's Novo Nordisk said on Thursday it has made an unsolicited bid for U.S...

30th October, 2025

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Wall Street indexes fall as Meta, Microsoft drag, along with Fed rate concerns

(Reuters) -Wall Street futures stalled near record levels on Thursday, as traders digested a tempere...

30th October, 2025

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Grocery supplier Princes set to price London IPO at lower end of guidance

(Reuters) -Grocery supplier Princes Group's London IPO is expected to be priced at 475 pence, the bo...

30th October, 2025

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Hamas hands over bodies of two Israeli hostages

CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas in eastern Gaza on Thursday, Palestinian res...

30th October, 2025

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Trump's Korea trade deal revives concerns about currency flight

By Cynthia Kim, Yena Park and Youn Ah Moon SEOUL (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's trade pact with...

30th October, 2025